GRE Word List
OBSTREPEROUS
boisterous; noisy and uncontrollable
The meaning of the word obstreperous is boisterous; noisy and uncontrollable.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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demean | disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave |
tenuous | thin; slim; rare |
prolixity | tedious wordiness; verbosity; ADJ. prolix: wordy; verbose; diffuse |
frivolous | lacking in seriousness; flippant; self-indulgently carefree; unworthy of serious attention; relatively unimportant; trivial |
nauseous | causing nausea; feeling nausea |
reconnaissance | survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering; V. reconnoiter: make a preliminary inspection of (esp. to gather military information) |
energize | invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active |
overt | open to view; public; not secret; CF. covert |
hinterlands | back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland |
disaffected | disloyal; lacking loyality; V. disaffect: cause to lose affection or loyalty |